Strand 1: Social and ethical significance

SL/HL core
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Social and ethical considerations linked to specified IT developments.
Students must study the following 12 issues.

1.1 Reliability and integrity

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1.2 Security

1.3 Privacy and anonymity

1.4 Intellectual property

1.5 Authenticity

1.6 The digital divide and equality of access

1.7 Surveillance

1.8 Globalization and cultural diversity

1.9 Policies

1.10 Standards and protocols

1.11 People and machines

1.12 Digital citizenship

HL extension

Social and ethical considerations linked to the two HL extension topics and the

issues raised by the annually issued case study.